title: Synthesis of 3 beta,16 beta,19-trihydroxyandrost-5-en-17-one and 16 beta,19-dihydroxyandrost-4-ene-3,17-dione and their 19-oxo derivatives.
abstract: 3 beta,16 beta,19-Trihydroxyandrost-5-en-17-one (12) was synthesized from 5 alpha-bromo-3 beta-acetoxy-6 beta,19-epoxyandrostan-17-one (2) through acetoxylation at C-16 beta of the enol acetate 4 with lead tetraacetate and reductive cleavage of the epoxide ring with zinc dust yielding the 3 beta,16 beta-diacetoxy-19-hydroxy steroid 11, followed by hydrolysis of the acetoxy groups with sulfuric acid. Jones oxidation of compound 11 followed by the acid hydrolysis gave the 19-oxo steroid 15. 5 alpha-Bromo-3 beta-hydroxy-16 beta-acetoxy-6 beta,19-epoxyandrostan-17-one (8), obtained by selective hydrolysis of the 3-formate 5 with ammonium hydroxide, was oxidized with Jones reagent to afford the 3-oxo steroid 16, which was converted into the 19-hydroxy derivative 17 by treatment with zinc dust. 16 beta,19-Dihydroxyandrost-4-ene-3,17-dione (18) and its 19-oxo derivative 21 were obtained from compound 17 through a similar reaction sequence.
authors.affiliation: Tohoku College of Pharmacy, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Numazawa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mutsumi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hoshi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ishimura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shoji
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sekihara
mesh_terms: D000735:Androstenedione / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D000737:Androstenols / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D007664:Ketosteroids / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D015394:Molecular Structure
chemical_list: D000737:Androstenols; D007664:Ketosteroids; C056896:3,16,19-trihydroxy-5-androsten-17-one; D000735:Androstenedione; C056897:16,19-dihydroxy-4-androsten-3,17-dione